Blogs from Boise, Idaho, United States, North America

I was so proud of arriving at the Canada Border by midday, I figured I could get back to Boise in 24 hours. After all, the roads were paved. So checked in at a truck stop in Bonners Ferry and adjusted the bike for road riding: lower the handlebars to sitting position, pump up the tires to road pressure, reset the GPS from off-road mode, and eat. Then I set off South down state route 95 through Coeur d'Alene, Moscow, Lewiston and Grangeville -- through a different country. Its still Idaho, but here I was riding through rolling wheat and barley fields, under harvest. Combines, tractors and trucks were making clouds of dust across the half naked fields. What a spectacle. The fields were enourmous, rolling over the hills in huge waves. What a rich country ... read more

We were up and on our way soon after 6am. Once we got out of the town, we drove sooo many miles without seeing a single place to stop for coffee. Finally, we spotted the Silver Lake Mercantile. The place was so welcome, and the owners were quite friendly. The lady had a lot of unusual decorations outside, reminding of my wife. We grabbed our coffees and continued down the numerous small roads that would eventually lead us to Idaho and our final destination of Boise. Besides be so desolate, we ran into two different places where they were working on the road. The first one was a short wait to be lead down single open lane, but the second one was a 20-minute wait, and at a time we were a little worried about arriving ... read more

So we made it to Boise (pronounced BOY-see by the locals) and had a really good time. Truly, this was one of the best American cities I’ve ever visited. They are apparently known for being the “most livable” city in America. If there was an impetus for this entire trip, then I suppose it would be the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl that we attended on Friday. My alma mater, Western Michigan, was playing against BYU in this game. When I first saw that this was our bowl destination, I was not particularly thrilled. Living in Georgia, I have really no easy/inexpensive way to get to Boise, Idaho. But when I decided to make it a bigger trip than just a bowl game, and to invite someone along for the ride, then attending the game became much ... read more

August 4, 2017 Weather: 105 and sunny Hours Driving: 6 hours 39 minutes States Drive Thru: Oregon and Idaho Miles: 431 Restaurants: Boise Fry Co. Movies: Games: Books: Dog On It (Biddy), Dunkirk (Matt), Tuesdays At Morries (audio-everyone) Hotel: Springfield Marriott Today, we ate breakfast, found a post office to send postcards to themselves, and set off for Boise Idaho. Uneventful drive. It took us almost 7 hours. We listened to Tuesdays at Morries. Everyone seems to like it. We arrived a Springfield Inn Marriott to 105 degrees and it felt like it. Boise is a really nice, clean, updated city. We really like it. Lots of restaurants and nice places to be outside. We are impressed. The kids swam a bit, then we headed out to dinner to a place recommended by my sister-in- law ... read more

Jason: Amy has been acting really different but I kind of like it. She sat down and huddled with me and Jennifer, we covered ourselves with blankets and talked. We sat there in the wagon telling each other jokes and making each other laugh for hours. This is way better than hearing her complain. We even talked about our life back home since we barely ever talk to one another like this. I regularly talk to Jennifer so I already knew most of what she told Amy and me but I did learn a lot about Amy. For one I didn’t know that she likes to read, and write or draw. I never really see or talk to her because she’s always in her room or out with friends, so it’s nice to sit down and ... read more